diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts.js b/src/controllers/accounts.js
index 51cc3daf82..3f5d23653a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts.js
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ accountsController.getUserByUID = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
-	var lowercaseSlug = req.params.userslug.toLowerCase(),
-		callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
+	var lowercaseSlug = req.params.userslug.toLowerCase();
 
 	if (req.params.userslug !== lowercaseSlug) {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function (err, userData) {
+	getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function (err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -140,19 +139,19 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 			return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 		}
 
-		if (callerUID !== parseInt(userData.uid, 10)) {
+		if (req.uid !== parseInt(userData.uid, 10)) {
 			user.incrementUserFieldBy(userData.uid, 'profileviews', 1);
 		}
 
 		async.parallel({
 			isFollowing: function(next) {
-				user.isFollowing(callerUID, userData.theirid, next);
+				user.isFollowing(req.uid, userData.theirid, next);
 			},
 			posts: function(next) {
-				posts.getPostsFromSet('uid:' + userData.theirid + ':posts', callerUID, 0, 9, next);
+				posts.getPostsFromSet('uid:' + userData.theirid + ':posts', req.uid, 0, 9, next);
 			},
 			signature: function(next) {
-				postTools.parseSignature(userData, callerUID, next);
+				postTools.parseSignature(userData, req.uid, next);
 			}
 		}, function(err, results) {
 			if(err) {
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 				userData.profileviews = 1;
 			}
 
-			plugins.fireHook('filter:user.account', {userData: userData, uid: callerUID}, function(err, data) {
+			plugins.fireHook('filter:user.account', {userData: userData, uid: req.uid}, function(err, data) {
 				if (err) {
 					return next(err);
 				}
@@ -189,12 +188,11 @@ accountsController.getFollowers = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 	var userData;
 
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, next);
+			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(data, next) {
 			userData = data;
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ function getFollow(tpl, name, req, res, next) {
 			user[method](userData.uid, 0, 49, next);
 		}
 	], function(err, users) {
-		if(err) {
+		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
@@ -233,9 +231,7 @@ accountsController.getTopics = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getGroups = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function(err, userData) {
+	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -257,9 +253,7 @@ accountsController.getGroups = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 function getFromUserSet(tpl, set, method, type, req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function(err, userData) {
+	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -268,7 +262,7 @@ function getFromUserSet(tpl, set, method, type, req, res, next) {
 			return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 		}
 
-		method('uid:' + userData.uid + ':' + set, callerUID, 0, 19, function(err, data) {
+		method('uid:' + userData.uid + ':' + set, req.uid, 0, 19, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -317,11 +311,10 @@ accountsController.getBaseUser = function(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 };
 
 accountsController.accountEdit = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 	var userData;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, callerUID, next);
+			getUserDataByUserSlug(req.params.userslug, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(data, next) {
 			userData = data;
@@ -339,9 +332,7 @@ accountsController.accountEdit = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.accountSettings = function(req, res, next) {
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, callerUID, function(err, userData) {
+	accountsController.getBaseUser(req.params.userslug, req.uid, function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -380,7 +371,7 @@ accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
 	var userPhoto = req.files.files[0];
 	var uploadSize = parseInt(meta.config.maximumProfileImageSize, 10) || 256;
 	var extension = path.extname(userPhoto.name);
-	var updateUid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
+	var updateUid = req.uid;
 	var imageDimension = parseInt(meta.config.profileImageDimension, 10) || 128;
 	var convertToPNG = parseInt(meta.config['profile:convertProfileImageToPNG'], 10) === 1;
 
@@ -412,7 +403,7 @@ accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
 				return next();
 			}
 
-			user.isAdministrator(req.user.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
+			user.isAdministrator(req.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
 				if (err) {
 					return next(err);
 				}
@@ -471,7 +462,7 @@ accountsController.uploadPicture = function (req, res, next) {
 };
 
 accountsController.getNotifications = function(req, res, next) {
-	user.notifications.getAll(req.user.uid, 40, function(err, notifications) {
+	user.notifications.getAll(req.uid, 40, function(err, notifications) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index d24a80a180..db88ae96ea 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -144,11 +144,10 @@ adminController.categories.get = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 adminController.categories.getAll = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0,
-		active = [],
+	var	active = [],
 		disabled = [];
 
-	categories.getAllCategories(uid, function (err, categoryData) {
+	categories.getAllCategories(req.uid, function (err, categoryData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -181,17 +180,17 @@ adminController.flags.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		}
 		res.render('admin/manage/flags', {posts: posts, next: stop + 1, byUsername: byUsername});
 	}
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
+
 	var sortBy = req.query.sortBy || 'count';
 	var byUsername = req.query.byUsername || '';
 	var start = 0;
 	var stop = 19;
 
 	if (byUsername) {
-		posts.getUserFlags(byUsername, sortBy, uid, start, stop, done);
+		posts.getUserFlags(byUsername, sortBy, req.uid, start, stop, done);
 	} else {
 		var set = sortBy === 'count' ? 'posts:flags:count' : 'posts:flagged';
-		posts.getFlags(set, uid, start, stop, done);
+		posts.getFlags(set, req.uid, start, stop, done);
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/users.js b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
index 283302b48e..7f884b79ce 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ usersController.banned = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 function getUsers(set, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-	user.getUsersFromSet(set, uid, 0, 49, function(err, users) {
+	user.getUsersFromSet(set, req.uid, 0, 49, function(err, users) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ function getUsers(set, req, res, next) {
 			search_display: 'hidden',
 			loadmore_display: 'block',
 			users: users,
-			yourid: req.user.uid,
+			yourid: req.uid,
 			requireEmailConfirmation: parseInt(meta.config.requireEmailConfirmation, 10) === 1
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 8be2211ca1..e565963816 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 
 apiController.renderWidgets = function(req, res, next) {
 	var async = require('async'),
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		areas = {
 			template: req.query.template,
 			locations: req.query.locations,
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ apiController.renderWidgets = function(req, res, next) {
 		return res.status(200).json({});
 	}
 
-	widgets.render(uid, {
+	widgets.render(req.uid, {
 		template: areas.template,
 		url: areas.url,
 		locations: areas.locations
diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 8104a3f897..5d67fd828f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ var categoriesController = {},
 	utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
 
 categoriesController.recent = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var stop = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
-	topics.getTopicsFromSet('topics:recent', uid, 0, stop, function(err, data) {
+	topics.getTopicsFromSet('topics:recent', req.uid, 0, stop, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ categoriesController.recent = function(req, res, next) {
 var anonCache = {}, lastUpdateTime = 0;
 
 categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var terms = {
 		daily: 'day',
 		weekly: 'week',
@@ -43,13 +41,13 @@ categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
 	};
 	var term = terms[req.params.term] || 'day';
 
-	if (uid === 0) {
+	if (!req.uid) {
 		if (anonCache[term] && (Date.now() - lastUpdateTime) < 60 * 60 * 1000) {
 			return res.render('popular', anonCache[term]);
 		}
 	}
 
-	topics.getPopular(term, uid, meta.config.topicsPerList, function(err, topics) {
+	topics.getPopular(term, req.uid, meta.config.topicsPerList, function(err, topics) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
 			breadcrumbs: helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: '[[global:header.popular]]'}])
 		};
 
-		if (uid === 0) {
+		if (!req.uid) {
 			anonCache[term] = data;
 			lastUpdateTime = Date.now();
 		}
@@ -71,9 +69,8 @@ categoriesController.popular = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 categoriesController.unread = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var stop = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
-	topics.getUnreadTopics(uid, 0, stop, function (err, data) {
+	topics.getUnreadTopics(req.uid, 0, stop, function (err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -84,10 +81,8 @@ categoriesController.unread = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 categoriesController.unreadTotal = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	topics.getTotalUnread(uid, function (err, data) {
-		if(err) {
+	topics.getTotalUnread(req.uid, function (err, data) {
+		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
@@ -122,11 +117,10 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 			next(null);
 		},
 		categories: function (next) {
-			var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 			var categoryData;
 			async.waterfall([
 				function(next) {
-					categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(uid, 'find', next);
+					categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(req.uid, 'find', next);
 				},
 				function(_categoryData, next) {
 					categoryData = _categoryData;
@@ -143,7 +137,7 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 						return category && !category.parent;
 					});
 
-					categories.getRecentTopicReplies(allCategories, uid, next);
+					categories.getRecentTopicReplies(allCategories, req.uid, next);
 				}
 			], function(err) {
 				next(err, categoryData);
@@ -166,7 +160,6 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 	var cid = req.params.category_id,
 		page = req.query.page || 1,
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		userPrivileges;
 
 	if (req.params.topic_index && !utils.isNumber(req.params.topic_index)) {
@@ -183,10 +176,10 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 					categories.getCategoryFields(cid, ['slug', 'disabled', 'topic_count'], next);
 				},
 				privileges: function(next) {
-					privileges.categories.get(cid, uid, next);
+					privileges.categories.get(cid, req.uid, next);
 				},
 				userSettings: function(next) {
-					user.getSettings(uid, next);
+					user.getSettings(req.uid, next);
 				}
 			}, next);
 		},
@@ -240,7 +233,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 				reverse: reverse,
 				start: start,
 				stop: stop,
-				uid: uid
+				uid: req.uid
 			});
 		},
 		function(payload, next) {
@@ -276,7 +269,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			});
 		},
 		function(categoryData, next) {
-			categories.getRecentTopicReplies(categoryData.children, uid, function(err) {
+			categories.getRecentTopicReplies(categoryData.children, req.uid, function(err) {
 				next(err, categoryData);
 			});
 		},
@@ -303,7 +296,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 				}
 			];
 
-			if(categoryData.backgroundImage) {
+			if (categoryData.backgroundImage) {
 				res.locals.metaTags.push({
 					name: 'og:image',
 					content: categoryData.backgroundImage
diff --git a/src/controllers/groups.js b/src/controllers/groups.js
index 7371c924e7..e3bdd500a6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/groups.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ groupsController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 	groups.list({
 		truncateUserList: true,
 		expand: true,
-		uid: req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0
+		uid: req.uid
 	}, function(err, groups) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ groupsController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
 	async.waterfall([
 		async.apply(groups.exists, res.locals.groupName),
 		function(exists, next) {
-			if (!exists) { return next(undefined, null); }
+			if (!exists) {
+				return next(undefined, null);
+			}
 
 			// Ensure the group isn't hidden either
 			groups.isHidden(res.locals.groupName, next);
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
 			} else {
 				// If not, only members are granted access
 				async.parallel([
-					async.apply(groups.isMember, uid, res.locals.groupName),
-					async.apply(groups.isInvited, uid, res.locals.groupName)
+					async.apply(groups.isMember, req.uid, res.locals.groupName),
+					async.apply(groups.isInvited, req.uid, res.locals.groupName)
 				], function(err, checks) {
 					next(err, checks[0] || checks[1]);
 				});
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
 			group: function(next) {
 				groups.get(res.locals.groupName, {
 					expand: true,
-					uid: uid
+					uid: req.uid
 				}, next);
 			},
 			posts: function(next) {
-				groups.getLatestMemberPosts(res.locals.groupName, 10, uid, next);
+				groups.getLatestMemberPosts(res.locals.groupName, 10, req.uid, next);
 			}
 		}, function(err, results) {
 			if (err) {
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ groupsController.details = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 groupsController.members = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
 			groups.getGroupNameByGroupSlug(req.params.slug, next);
 		},
 		function(groupName, next) {
-			user.getUsersFromSet('group:' + groupName + ':members', uid, 0, 49, next);
+			user.getUsersFromSet('group:' + groupName + ':members', req.uid, 0, 49, next);
 		},
 	], function(err, users) {
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/helpers.js b/src/controllers/helpers.js
index 0b100aad49..8d4ccb8895 100644
--- a/src/controllers/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/helpers.js
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ helpers.notFound = function(req, res, error) {
 };
 
 helpers.notAllowed = function(req, res, error) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	if (uid) {
+	if (req.uid) {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
-			res.status(403).json({path: req.path.replace(/^\/api/, ''), loggedIn: !!uid, error: error});
+			res.status(403).json({path: req.path.replace(/^\/api/, ''), loggedIn: !!req.uid, error: error});
 		} else {
-			res.status(403).render('403', {path: req.path, loggedIn: !!uid, error: error});
+			res.status(403).render('403', {path: req.path, loggedIn: !!req.uid, error: error});
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (res.locals.isAPI) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/posts.js b/src/controllers/posts.js
index e5a32e9791..a2bbfab226 100644
--- a/src/controllers/posts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/posts.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var async = require('async'),
-	
+
 	posts = require('../posts'),
 	privileges = require('../privileges'),
 	helpers = require('./helpers'),
 	postsController = {};
 
 postsController.getPost = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid) : 0;
 	async.parallel({
 		canRead: function(next) {
-			privileges.posts.can('read', req.params.pid, uid, next);
+			privileges.posts.can('read', req.params.pid, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		postData: function(next) {
 			posts.getPostData(req.params.pid, next);
diff --git a/src/controllers/search.js b/src/controllers/search.js
index 7c1d20262b..55134c7ec6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/search.js
+++ b/src/controllers/search.js
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ searchController.search = function(req, res, next) {
 		return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 	}
 
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: '[[global:search]]'}]);
 
-	categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(uid, 'read', function(err, categories) {
+	categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege(req.uid, 'read', function(err, categories) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ searchController.search = function(req, res, next) {
 			sortBy: req.query.sortBy,
 			sortDirection: req.query.sortDirection,
 			page: page,
-			uid: uid
+			uid: req.uid
 		};
 
 		search.search(data, function(err, results) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/tags.js b/src/controllers/tags.js
index 0e0bb2372d..aba1acae60 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tags.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tags.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var tagsController = {},
 
 tagsController.getTag = function(req, res, next) {
 	var tag = validator.escape(req.params.tag);
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var stop = (parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerList, 10) || 20) - 1;
 
 	topics.getTagTids(tag, 0, stop, function(err, tids) {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ tagsController.getTag = function(req, res, next) {
 			return res.render('tag', {topics: [], tag: tag});
 		}
 
-		topics.getTopics(tids, uid, function(err, topics) {
+		topics.getTopics(tids, req.uid, function(err, topics) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 5fb4e31b36..7436e86c8e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id,
 		page = 1,
 		sort = req.query.sort,
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		userPrivileges;
 
 	if (req.params.post_index && !utils.isNumber(req.params.post_index)) {
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		function (next) {
 			async.parallel({
 				privileges: function(next) {
-					privileges.topics.get(tid, uid, next);
+					privileges.topics.get(tid, req.uid, next);
 				},
 				settings: function(next) {
-					user.getSettings(uid, next);
+					user.getSettings(req.uid, next);
 				},
 				topic: function(next) {
 					topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['slug', 'postcount', 'deleted'], next);
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			var start = (page - 1) * settings.postsPerPage + postIndex,
 				stop = start + settings.postsPerPage - 1;
 
-			topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, set, uid, start, stop, reverse, function (err, topicData) {
+			topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, set, req.uid, start, stop, reverse, function (err, topicData) {
 				if (err && err.message === '[[error:no-topic]]' && !topicData) {
 					return helpers.notFound(req, res);
 				}
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 
 topicsController.teaser = function(req, res, next) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id;
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 
 	if (!utils.isNumber(tid)) {
 		return next(new Error('[[error:invalid-tid]]'));
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ topicsController.teaser = function(req, res, next) {
 
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
-			privileges.topics.can('read', tid, uid, next);
+			privileges.topics.can('read', tid, req.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(canRead, next) {
 			if (!canRead) {
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ topicsController.teaser = function(req, res, next) {
 			if (!pid) {
 				return res.status(404).json('not-found');
 			}
-			posts.getPostSummaryByPids([pid], uid, {stripTags: false}, next);
+			posts.getPostSummaryByPids([pid], req.uid, {stripTags: false}, next);
 		}
 	], function(err, posts) {
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/users.js b/src/controllers/users.js
index a4cb36259b..6a3e02b252 100644
--- a/src/controllers/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/users.js
@@ -11,18 +11,17 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 usersController.getOnlineUsers = function(req, res, next) {
 	var	websockets = require('../socket.io');
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 
 	async.parallel({
 		users: function(next) {
-			user.getUsersFromSet('users:online', uid, 0, 49, next);
+			user.getUsersFromSet('users:online', req.uid, 0, 49, next);
 		},
 		count: function(next) {
 			var now = Date.now();
 			db.sortedSetCount('users:online', now - 300000, now, next);
 		},
 		isAdministrator: function(next) {
-			user.isAdministrator(uid, next);
+			user.isAdministrator(req.uid, next);
 		}
 	}, function(err, results) {
 		if (err) {
@@ -62,9 +61,7 @@ usersController.getUsersSortedByJoinDate = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 usersController.getUsers = function(set, count, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	getUsersAndCount(set, uid, count, function(err, data) {
+	getUsersAndCount(set, req.uid, count, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -102,10 +99,9 @@ function getUsersAndCount(set, uid, count, callback) {
 }
 
 usersController.getUsersForSearch = function(req, res, next) {
-	var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20,
-		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
+	var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20;
 
-	getUsersAndCount('users:joindate', uid, resultsPerPage, function(err, data) {
+	getUsersAndCount('users:joindate', req.uid, resultsPerPage, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
diff --git a/src/middleware/admin.js b/src/middleware/admin.js
index 1d6c0dae6a..5b3f4c186d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/admin.js
+++ b/src/middleware/admin.js
@@ -53,19 +53,17 @@ middleware.buildHeader = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
 	var custom_header = {
 		'plugins': [],
 		'authentication': []
 	};
 
-	user.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'email:confirmed'], function(err, userData) {
+	user.getUserFields(req.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'email:confirmed'], function(err, userData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
-		userData.uid = uid;
+		userData.uid = req.uid;
 		userData['email:confirmed'] = parseInt(userData['email:confirmed'], 10) === 1;
 
 		async.parallel({
diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index cc3ae7cb5c..f542159c50 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings = function(req, res, next) {
 
 middleware.checkAccountPermissions = function(req, res, next) {
 	// This middleware ensures that only the requested user and admins can pass
-	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
-	if (callerUID === 0) {
+	if (!req.uid) {
 		return controllers.helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
 	}
 
@@ -139,11 +137,11 @@ middleware.checkAccountPermissions = function(req, res, next) {
 			return controllers.helpers.notFound(req, res);
 		}
 
-		if (parseInt(uid, 10) === callerUID) {
+		if (parseInt(uid, 10) === req.uid) {
 			return next();
 		}
 
-		user.isAdministrator(callerUID, function(err, isAdmin) {
+		user.isAdministrator(req.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
 			if (err || isAdmin) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -201,8 +199,6 @@ middleware.buildHeader = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, callback) {
-	var uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
-
 	navigation.get(function(err, menuItems) {
 		if (err) {
 			return callback(err);
@@ -284,8 +280,8 @@ middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, callback) {
 				next(null, templateValues.useCustomJS ? meta.config.customJS : '');
 			},
 			title: function(next) {
-				if (uid) {
-					user.getSettings(uid, function(err, settings) {
+				if (req.uid) {
+					user.getSettings(req.uid, function(err, settings) {
 						if (err) {
 							return next(err);
 						}
@@ -296,11 +292,11 @@ middleware.renderHeader = function(req, res, callback) {
 				}
 			},
 			isAdmin: function(next) {
-				user.isAdministrator(uid, next);
+				user.isAdministrator(req.uid, next);
 			},
 			user: function(next) {
-				if (uid) {
-					user.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'status', 'email:confirmed', 'banned'], next);
+				if (req.uid) {
+					user.getUserFields(req.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'email', 'picture', 'status', 'email:confirmed', 'banned'], next);
 				} else {
 					next(null, {
 						username: '[[global:guest]]',
@@ -527,7 +523,7 @@ middleware.exposeUid = function(req, res, next) {
 
 			res.locals.uid = uid;
 			next();
-		})
+		});
 	} else {
 		next();
 	}
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 88c3686850..d3a366dc5d 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ function getModerators(req, res, next) {
 
 
 function getRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0;
-
-	posts.getRecentPosts(uid, 0, 19, req.params.term, function (err, data) {
-		if(err) {
+	posts.getRecentPosts(req.uid, 0, 19, req.params.term, function (err, data) {
+		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/authentication.js b/src/routes/authentication.js
index 6a5bc87723..eaf09f3e8b 100644
--- a/src/routes/authentication.js
+++ b/src/routes/authentication.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 		app.use(passport.initialize());
 		app.use(passport.session());
 
+		app.use(function(req, res, next) {
+			req.uid = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid) : 0;
+			next();
+		});
+
 		Auth.app = app;
 		Auth.middleware = middleware;
 	};
diff --git a/src/routes/feeds.js b/src/routes/feeds.js
index d58c68326d..8e1da9ac7e 100644
--- a/src/routes/feeds.js
+++ b/src/routes/feeds.js
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ function hasCategoryPrivileges(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function hasPrivileges(method, id, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid || 0 : 0;
-
-	method('read', id, uid, function(err, canRead) {
+	method('read', id, req.uid, function(err, canRead) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -42,14 +40,13 @@ function hasPrivileges(method, id, req, res, next) {
 
 function generateForTopic(req, res, next) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id;
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 
-	privileges.topics.get(tid, uid, function(err, userPrivileges) {
+	privileges.topics.get(tid, req.uid, function(err, userPrivileges) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
-		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, 'tid:' + tid + ':posts', uid, 0, 25, false, function (err, topicData) {
+		topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, 'tid:' + tid + ':posts', req.uid, 0, 25, false, function (err, topicData) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -122,14 +119,14 @@ function generateForUserTopics(req, res, next) {
 
 function generateForCategory(req, res, next) {
 	var cid = req.params.category_id;
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
+
 	categories.getCategoryById({
 		cid: cid,
 		set: 'cid:' + cid + ':tids',
 		reverse: true,
 		start: 0,
 		stop: 25,
-		uid: uid
+		uid: req.uid
 	}, function (err, categoryData) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
@@ -159,7 +156,6 @@ function generateForRecent(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function generateForPopular(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var terms = {
 		daily: 'day',
 		weekly: 'week',
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ function generateForPopular(req, res, next) {
 	};
 	var term = terms[req.params.term] || 'day';
 
-	topics.getPopular(term, uid, 19, function(err, topics) {
+	topics.getPopular(term, req.uid, 19, function(err, topics) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -196,8 +192,7 @@ function disabledRSS(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function generateForTopics(options, set, req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	topics.getTopicsFromSet(set, uid, 0, 19, function (err, data) {
+	topics.getTopicsFromSet(set, req.uid, 0, 19, function (err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -239,8 +234,7 @@ function generateTopicsFeed(feedOptions, feedTopics, callback) {
 }
 
 function generateForRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
-	posts.getRecentPosts(uid, 0, 19, 'month', function(err, posts) {
+	posts.getRecentPosts(req.uid, 0, 19, 'month', function(err, posts) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
@@ -257,7 +251,6 @@ function generateForRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function generateForCategoryRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 	var cid = req.params.category_id;
 
 	async.parallel({
@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ function generateForCategoryRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
 			categories.getCategoryData(cid, next);
 		},
 		posts: function(next) {
-			categories.getRecentReplies(cid, uid, 20, next);
+			categories.getRecentReplies(cid, req.uid, 20, next);
 		}
 	}, function(err, results) {
 		if (err) {